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Google is claiming it is not subject to UK law in an attempt to quash legal action by UK iPhone users, angry over privacy breaches.

The legal action, set in motion in January, is based on claims that Google circumvented Apple security settings on iPhones, iPads and desktop versions of Safari that block websites from tracking users through cookies.

In 2012, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found Google was exploiting a Safari loophole that enabled it to install monitoring-enabling cookies on web users’ machines through adverts on websites.

This allowed Google to track browsing habits without permission, although Google claimed no personal information had been collected.

In August 2012, the FTC fined Google $22.5m for monitoring US Safari browser users, even though they had a "do not track" privacy setting selected.

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